San Juan La Laguna – Gistiheimili

Eline Belgía

Lovely accommodation, in a super safe area, walking distance to the center of San Juan. Beautiful art in the building and in our room. Nice terrace with hammocks and great view on the lake. Spacious, clean rooms. Shower has good water pressure. And last but not least, super friendly host (and family members). We had locked ourselves in the room at night and got on the wrong shuttle bus in the morning (which was arranged by her btw :-)) yet she always stayed friendly and helpful at any time! This woman deserves a medal for her patience with us :-p Muchas gracias por todo!

Arturo Bretland

The host is so lovely! Great place to stay for exploring San Juan and the surrounding area.

Marion Lúxemborg

The cabaña is very authentic and charming, well located in the center of San Juan in a neighborhood that is little touristy, all what we were looking for. Javier and Maria were incredible host, very interesting, passionate and humanist but also very generous (they offered me an herbal tea when I was sick). The view is just stunning and the place has all the comfort needed (even hot shower). We would recommend it to anyone coming to Atitlan.

Bryan Anthony Bandaríkin

It was very close to where the Maya Nose starting trail. And the room we stayed has the perfect view of the mirador and the Maya Nose.

Matthias Bandaríkin

Kind and helpful staff, beautiful and calm place with a peaceful feel despite being so close to the central hub of town. Cosy, friendly and felt super safe there too!

Shasya Indland

It is a pretty bare bones sort of facility, but well worth the price. I felt like I was massively underpaying for the room that was assigned to me. The owners/manager couple were incredibly sweet and the wife speaks a fair amount of English, which I really appreciated. The location was absolutely perfect. Right in front of an ATM and where the buses/shuttles stop. The cathedral right behind it with the couple of lanes behind the cathedral filling up with cheap street food vendors in the night who are all far better than even the better reviewed restaurants in San Juan. What I loved the most though are the grounds of the property. Covered from end to end in fruit trees and plenty of avocados lying around for the taking. I also slept like a baby in the room located at the back, away from the main building. The wifi in the main building was super fast and never spotty. The kitchen, however, didn't seem well equipped enough to cook, but maybe it's just because I never asked. There's a stove, free water dispensers, a microwave, a fridge and, if I remember correctly, an oven. I also happened to meet this fantastic fun woman, Oly, on my first day there who is a local, speaks English incredibly well and took me up to the Mayan nose hike and through a local Saturday market for a super good price.. Ask the people at hostel for her in case looking at doing the hike. A guide is definitely recommended since the trails aren't marked in most places and it would be pretty easy to get lost in the dark. Oly just happened to be friends with everyone up there and it resulted in a couple of benefits in terms of free food and transport. On the weekend mornings there are second hand clothes/bag sellers who come and set up within the compound and one can find some really valuable stuff for dirt cheap. I found authentic good condition vintage coach and Ralph Lauren bags for 20-25q! All in all a great time here and I would definitely stay again if back.

Kateřina Tékkland

Quiet, hot shower, clean toilets, towels and potable water provided